Port of Rotterdam suffers 9% drop in volumes for first three quarters of 2020

Throughput at the Port of Rotterdam in the first three quarters of 2020 has declined by 8.8% compared to the same period last year.

The port handled 322.3m tonnes in the first nine months of the year with crude oil, iron ore, coal and mineral oil products among the main categories to record a decline in volumes.

Containers handled up to and including the third quarter fell by 4.7% in teu due to a stronger decline in the demand for new goods in Europe than in China.